John solter



(N0 Model.)

J. SOLTER.

Y S1015 Jar or Bucket. No. 226,562. Patented A'pril'IB, 1880.

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JOHN SOLTER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB TO GEO. V. KEEN AND JAMESS. HAGER'IY, OF SAME PLAGE.

SLOP JAR OR BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,562, dated April13, 1880.

Application tiled March 5, 1880.

io jar or bucket with an upper extension which,

by its construction, prevents the splashing over of water when pouredupon the ordinary top ofthe jar.

In the drawings, Figure I is a vertical section of the invention. thesame. III is a vertical section showing'a. modified construction. Fig.IV is a top view of the saine.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar -part-s in all the views.

A is the body ofthe slop jar or bucket, having the ordinary removableplate-top a. In Figs. I and II the said top rests on the ltop of theflange at the mouth of the jar, While in Figs. III and IV the said topis below the upper part of the enlargement a', and rests upon the ledgea".

Fig. II is a top view ot'` (No model.)

In Figs. I and II the top a is provided with an upper extension, B,consisting ot' the liarin g projection b, surmounted by the funnel c.Va-ste.\vaterpoured into the funnel c will not have a tendency to splashover its upper edge, but will be deliected in a downward direction andcaught by the flaring projection b, which prevents its return to thefunnel. rIhe Water then finds its way through the center of the top toto the jar.

In Figs. lII and IV the top a rests within the enlarged mouth a' of thejar, the depth of the molding affording the necessary space for thewater, which, poured therein, Will be caught by the daring projection b,with the same result as above described.

I claim as my invention- A slop jar or bucket having the ordinaryremovable platetop a, and enlarged mouth o', combined with the upperextension, B, the said plate-top being below the base of said extension,substantially as specified.

JOHN soLTEE.

IVitnesses:

WM. T. HOWARD, JNO. T. MADDOX.

